ホトトギス

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ホトトギス – see the following entries.
【ほととぎす】
[noun] lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Alternative spellings
子規, 時鳥, 杜宇, 杜鵑, 田鵑, 蜀魂, 郭公, 不如帰, 怨鳥
【杜鵑草ほととぎす】
[noun] toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
Alternative spellings
時鳥草, 油点草
(This term, ホトトギス (hototogisu), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)
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